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"You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end ???
which you can never afford to lose ??? with the discipline to confront
the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."
- VAdm James Stockdale, USN (1923-2005)

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"You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end –
which you can never afford to lose – with the discipline to confront
the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."
- VAdm James Stockdale, USN (1923-2005)

When Did the Spying Begin?

U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he’s going to find the answer.

By

James Freeman

May 17, 2019 10:57 a.m. ET

President Donald Trump greets former Vice President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017.Photo: lucy nicholson/Reuters

Americans are getting closer to learning how the surveillance tools of the U.S. government were turned against the party out of power during the 2016 presidential campaign. This morning the Journal’s Sadie Gurman and Aruna Viswanatha report on their interview with the head of the U.S. Department of Justice:

"You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end –
which you can never afford to lose – with the discipline to confront
the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."
- VAdm James Stockdale, USN (1923-2005)

Bull Durham at Justice

Bill Barr’s latest appointment reminds us how the department should operate.

By

Kimberley A. Strassel

Updated May 16, 2019 7:24 p.m. ET

Opinion: Barr Appoints John Durham to Investigate Spy Claims

In the aftermath of the Mueller probe, Attorney General William Barr responded to claims of FBI and DOJ abuse of power by appointing seasoned U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the matter. Image: AP

Better late than never: Attorney General William Barr has tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. If the Justice Department had done this two years ago, the country would be in a much better place.

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